Something shifted within me. I still couldn’t see in the blackness, but I didn’t need to. What I felt told me everything I needed to know.

And what was that? What did I feel? Calm. Peace. And a presence. I knew immediately who it was – David, my dearest friend who’d died from cancer a few months previously.

David came to me in my dream!

With that understanding, my dream energy shifted again and with that, I could see him! And it wasn’t any blurry dreamlike seeing of faces we so often get. You know what I mean? Those dreams where the ‘characters’ change from moment to moment and you never can quite see their faces? No, instead I saw vivid color, sharp features. The blueness of his eyes stood out. I could even see the stubble on his chin (don’t they shave in heaven?! ha). He stood in front of me as clearly as when we stood together in life.

He smiled but didn’t say a word. He didn’t need to. With his smile, peace washed over me. I had no doubt what he was telling me. He still existed. He continued to be with me. He was okay. I. Was. Okay.

Do you believe God allows our loved ones in heaven to reach out to us and communicate with us?

I believe He does allow little glimpses from heaven. Consider our spiritual bodies. The true essence of who we are dwells as a spiritual body and lives within our physical. When the physical body dies, our spiritual, in Christ, continues on. Heaven.

What Heaven is like, we don’t really know. Some claim to have seen it; I tend to believe them. I also believe many of us here have experienced communication from those already living full time in Heaven. I know there’s some controversy as far as that belief, but I’ve had enough experiences and felt enough God in it all that I am confident in saying that it is true.

I’m not the only one who believes that God allows glimpses from heaven:

-Jim Daly, president of Focus on the Family, tells a story of seeing clouds shape a stairway up into the sky on the day of his mother’s funeral. He describes the peace and joy that swept over him. You can read his story here.

-In another blog post called Signs from Heaven at the site Catholic Stand, the author writes about receiving many small signs but feeling cynical that they were actually signs and wanting more. She prayed and did end up dreaming of her deceased father. She remembers the last words of the dream and believe they were a message for her to finish school. In this story, I appreciate that the author reminds us that “We were not created to be satisfied until we reach perfect communion with God. Earth is an exile; we cannot expect it to be heaven.” She goes on to tell us to trust God and put our faith into practice. Such important words!

So, while it is true God allows heaven and earth to come together so that we might be comforted by our loved ones continued existence and presence in our lives, we must not allow obsession with hearing from them keep us from living our lives here on earth.

One thing I’ve noticed, in all the stories people report a feeling of peace, calm, and joy that comes over them. I think that’s key. Those are the feelings from God that let us know He’s with us.

What about you? Have you experienced any of these glimpses from heaven?

Have you found an object like a coin or feather and immediately felt connected with a loved one? Have you seen an animal or insect like a butterfly or dragonfly? Or maybe you’ve had a dream? I’d love for you to share your stories in the comments below!

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My dad’s funeral was in January 1991, right around the time of the Gulf War starting. That night my mom and sister and I were sitting in the living room, and my chair was the one closest to the kitchen, which led to the breezeway and garage door. We had the TV off because the War news was so sad. Totally quiet in the living room. I heard my dad’s voice as if it was coming into the house! I did not hear the back doors or anything, but there I heard him say, “Debbie! Debbie?” like what he would say if I was coming in late from a date. I said out loud, “I want to see you!” and Mom and my sister had not heard anything, so of course they didn’t know what was going on! I no longer heard from him from that point. But I’m sure he’s in heaven. I think my mom is, and when my sister was dying from cancer, she grabbed my hand from her hospital bed because I had just read her a letter from my husband (because his company wouldn’t give him time off until she died), telling her to just grab God’s hand and Brother Jesus wanted to see her. So, I think the letter got to her, and her reaching for my hand meant she was….in heaven now? I believe so. Lastly, I have a Native American friend who gets all excited when they finally see a red cardinal (male) in their yard. They believe that that is a messenger from somewhere. I, on the other hand, believe that might be true, too, except that everyday there are MANY cardinals in our front yard by the bird feeder. So because they’re always hanging around by the birdfeeder, it doesn’t seem spooky that they’re here or anything. What do y’all think? Lastly, you should know that my dad and I both always have/had very colorful and strange dreams, I think it’s an inherited thing. Anyways, a couple nights ago I dreamt that he was behind me on this slippery, icy path. I didn’t see him, yet I knew it was his arms holding onto my shoulders, pushing me forward, so I wouldn’t fall on the ice, because my knee was already sore in the dream. Oh yeah, and one more thing! Several years ago now, I was on our large back deck, It is over our tuck-under garage. I saw a little sparrow hop along the top railing. He let me come up to him slowly and steadily. I probably could’ve reached out my finger, that’s how still and unscared he was. He was so cute, blinking his little eyes and looking around like birdies do. I must have talked to the bird for about 5 minutes, telling him that God was his creator and I was so glad he stopped by! (I love birds and animals by the way) Now you know that wild songbirds are very skittish. Could that have been a heavenly visitor? That is all, thanks for reading.

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